Posted by svu geek on July 2, 2006, 1:57 am
I've been looking for a R39 or R12 25 watt light bulb and can't find
any. Are they some special type of bulb that can only be found in
certain stores? Stores like Walmart and Home Depot don't carry them,
unless I should be looking in a different section than with the regular
light bulbs. I want the bulbs for a lava lamp.
Anyone know where I could find one of these bulbs? I'd prefer not to
have to buy it online.
Posted by Sandra Loosemore on July 2, 2006, 7:27 am
> I've been looking for a R39 or R12 25 watt light bulb and can't find
> any. Are they some special type of bulb that can only be found in
> certain stores? Stores like Walmart and Home Depot don't carry them,
> unless I should be looking in a different section than with the regular
> light bulbs. I want the bulbs for a lava lamp.
>
> Anyone know where I could find one of these bulbs? I'd prefer not to
> have to buy it online.
Try a specialty store that sells light fixtures and supplies. You don't
say where you live, so nobody is likely to be able to recommend a specific
store for you.
-Sandra the cynic
Posted by trader4 on July 2, 2006, 8:37 am
Sandra Loosemore wrote:
> > I've been looking for a R39 or R12 25 watt light bulb and can't find
> > any. Are they some special type of bulb that can only be found in
> > certain stores? Stores like Walmart and Home Depot don't carry them,
> > unless I should be looking in a different section than with the regular
> > light bulbs. I want the bulbs for a lava lamp.
> >
> > Anyone know where I could find one of these bulbs? I'd prefer not to
> > have to buy it online.
> Try a specialty store that sells light fixtures and supplies. You don't
> say where you live, so nobody is likely to be able to recommend a specific
> store for you.
> -Sandra the cynic
Yes, either a store that sells lighting fixtures or an electrical
supply.
Posted by v on July 12, 2006, 11:33 am
On 02 Jul 2006 07:27:09 -0400, someone wrote:
>Try a specialty store that sells light fixtures and supplies. You don't
>say where you live, so nobody is likely to be able to recommend a specific
>store for you.
The only stores he/she mentiond were (U.S.) national chains, so in
that case it didn't matter much where (in the U.S.) he/she lived. But
yeah thinking chain-only really limits the possibilities.
Time to look in the Yellow Pages.
Reply to NG only - this e.mail address goes to a kill file.
Posted by Don Phillipson on July 2, 2006, 9:29 am
> I've been looking for a R39 or R12 25 watt light bulb and can't find
> any. Are they some special type of bulb that can only be found in
> certain stores?
Yes, e.g. Ottawa's E&P Store,
http://www.epstore.com/products/index.html
When stocked in general stores (e.g. Walmart)
special bulbs may be called "stove lamps" etc. It
helps if the store's inventory can be searched
by computer.
--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)
> any. Are they some special type of bulb that can only be found in
> certain stores? Stores like Walmart and Home Depot don't carry them,
> unless I should be looking in a different section than with the regular
> light bulbs. I want the bulbs for a lava lamp.
>
> Anyone know where I could find one of these bulbs? I'd prefer not to
> have to buy it online.